Green Renewable Energy, Ethanol and Nutrition to break ground on 120 Mgy ethanol plant in Schuylkill County

In Pennsylvania, Green Renewable Energy, Ethanol and Nutrition will break ground on a 120 Mgy ethanol plant in Schuylkill County. The facility will also produce 360,000 tons of distillers grains for livestock feed, 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide for the beverage industry, and up to 5 Mgy of biodiesel from corn oil.

Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Dershem says the plant could begin distributing ethanol hauled from the Midwest and producing ethanol from corn late in 2009.

Early in the fall in Pennsylvania, a proposal was been introduced for a biomass conversion center in Clearfield that would provide job training and other services to up to 10 biofuels plants around the state. The center is a complement to Gov. Rendell’s energy plan, and a $850 million Energy Independence Fund that will be funded by a bond issue.

$500 million would be invested in clean-energy projects such as biofuel plants and solar and advanced coal technologies, $100 million granted to Pennsylvania firms expanding clean-energy production, and money for grants to partly reimburse homeowners and small businesses for installation of solar panels, energy-efficient air-conditioners, refrigerators, and smart electricity meters.

The bond would be paid off with a new energy utility tax.

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